London, England, United Kingdom
Matthew Syed is an author and highly acclaimed speaker in the field of high performance. He has written five bestselling books on the subject of mindset and high performance – Bounce, Black Box Thinking, The Greatest, and his celebrated children’s books, You Are Awesome and The You Are Awesome Journal – and has worked with many leading organisations to build a mindset of continuous improvement. He is also a multi-award-winning journalist for The Times and a regular contributor to television and radio. In his previous career, Matthew was the England table tennis number one for almost a decade. Matthew’s work explores a thought-provoking approach to high performance in the context of a complex and fast-changing world. By understanding the intimate connection between mindset and high performance, organisations can unlock untapped potential in individuals and teams, driving innovation and agility to secure a future-proofed environment. A TEDx video of Matthew speaking about growth mindset can be viewed on YouTube. Matthew is also co-founder of Matthew Syed Consulting (MSC); the company has worked with an impressive portfolio of clients to build growth mindset cultures and drive higher performance in individuals, teams and organisations. Matthew Syed Consulting’s cutting-edge thought leadership programme and digital learning tools are becoming a catalyst for real and lasting change within business and the public sector. Due to the volume of messages received, Matthew is unable to reply to messages sent via LinkedIn. For enquiries or further information, please email: [email protected] or visit http://www.matthewsyed.co.uk/.
Matthew is a columnist and feature writer for The Times, and he writes regularly on football and other sports, as well as on culture, media and politics. He has also written articles for a number of other notable British newspapers and news sources, including The Sunday Times, The Guardian, BBC and The Independent. Matthew has won numerous awards for his writing including Sports Journalist of the Year at The British Press Awards on 2 occasions, as well as Sports Feature Writer and Sports Columnist of the Year at the Sports Journalist Association Awards 6 times. He also won Sports Commentator of the Year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards and Best New Writer for his book, Bounce, at the British Sports Book Awards.
An interactive journal full of life hacks, challenges and activities to give kids the confidence to come up with their own plan of action to be the best they can be. Because, with the right mindset, you really CAN do (almost) anything, whether you want to supercharge your maths, try out for the team or be the first person to walk on Mars. This is the perfect toolkit for anyone who dreams big - and who wants to make those dreams come true.
YOU ARE AWESOME is the positive and empowering guide to help children build resilience, fulfil their potential and become successful, happy, awesome adults. If you believe you can’t do something, the chances are you won’t try. But what if you really could get better at maths, or sport or exams? In fact, what if you could excel at anything you put your mind to? You Are Awesome can help you do just that.